Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues

This report provides background on ten selected questions related to public aid for faith-based organization. Despite the ongoing controversy about charitable choice, not until the 107th Congress were there full hearings and extended debates on its constitutionality, efficacy, and public policy implications.
Date: March 28, 2003
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th-111th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th-111th Congresses

This report contains data on votes for Speaker of the House for the 94th through 110th Congresses and elections in party conferences or caucuses for major leaders within each party for the 94th through 111th Congresses. It reflects actual balloting on the House floor for Speaker and in the Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference for other positions.
Date: December 31, 2008
Creator: Amer, Mildred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2017 (open access)

Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2017

This report provides data on elections of the Speaker in each Congress since 1913, when the House first reached its present size of 435 Members. During that period (63rd through 115th Congresses), a Speaker was elected five times with the votes of less than a majority of the full membership.
Date: January 4, 2017
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2010 (74th-111th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2010 (74th-111th Congresses)

This report discusses how lame duck sessions occur, and the background of the lame duck sessions between 1940 and 2010. A “lame duck” session of Congress occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the term of the current Congress ends.
Date: August 30, 2011
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2012 (74th-112th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2012 (74th-112th Congresses)

This report discusses how lame duck sessions occur, and the background of the lame duck sessions between 1940 and 2012. A "lame duck" session of Congress occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the term of the current Congress ends.
Date: September 19, 2014
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) for Law Enforcement (open access)

National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) for Law Enforcement

This report provides a brief history of how the current National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) system evolved and operates. It includes information about issues that may be of concern to Members and committees of the 107th Congress, such as whether expanding NIBIN to include new gun purchases could be construed as a step toward a national gun registry system. The report also summarizes bills introduced in the 107th Congress related to NIBIN.
Date: July 3, 2001
Creator: Boesman, William C. & Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marine Mammal Protection Act: Reauthorization Issues for the 107th Congress (open access)

Marine Mammal Protection Act: Reauthorization Issues for the 107th Congress

This report discusses the issues likely to be raised during any reauthorization debate, the reasons behind them, and possible proposals that could be offered to address these concerns.
Date: January 9, 2001
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with State and Local Governments: Analysis of Recent Initiatives (open access)

Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with State and Local Governments: Analysis of Recent Initiatives

This report discusses federal, state, and local government funding for faith-based organizations (FBOs) to provide services to needy citizens. It provides an overview of several selected issues including the effectiveness of FBOs, their accountability for results, and the working relationship that FBOs have at various levels of government.
Date: January 23, 2003
Creator: Canada, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: House (open access)

Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: House

This report summarizes each House bill offered in the 107th Congress, arranged in both numerical order and by major issue addressed, with any legislative action shown.The provisions of these bills are grouped into 15 categories, based on type on issue addressed.
Date: April 24, 2001
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: Comparison of S. 27 (McCain-Feingold), H.R. 2356 (Shays-Meehan), H.R. 2360 (Ney-Wynn), and Current Law (open access)

Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: Comparison of S. 27 (McCain-Feingold), H.R. 2356 (Shays-Meehan), H.R. 2360 (Ney-Wynn), and Current Law

This report summarizes and compares three major campaign finance reform bills before the 107th Congress and current law (in most cases, the Federal Election Campaign Act, or FECA, 2 U.S.C. § 431 et seq.).
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E. & Whitaker, L. Paige
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Election Reform Bills in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation (open access)

Election Reform Bills in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation

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Date: June 6, 2001
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Election Reform Bills in the U.S. Senate, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation (open access)

Election Reform Bills in the U.S. Senate, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation

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Date: June 6, 2001
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Reauthorization and Appropriations (open access)

The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Reauthorization and Appropriations

This report discusses the approved reauthorization legislation to extend and amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA).
Date: November 14, 2005
Creator: Cooper, Edith F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress through 110th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress through 110th Congress

This report provides a summary of legislative attempts to address issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge from the 95th Congress through the 110th Congress, with emphasis on the 108th through 110th Congresses. The analysis below covers, first, the economic and geological factors that have triggered new interest in development, followed by the philosophical, biological, and environmental quality factors that have triggered opposition to it. That analysis is followed by a history of congressional actions on this issue, with a focus on those in the 107th Congress through the 109th Congress.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne & Roberts, Beth A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 107th Congress

This report examines legislation in the 107th Congress pertaining to federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes (mandatory minimums), which demand that execution or incarceration follow criminal conviction. They cover drug dealing and using a gun to commit a federal crime, among other crimes.
Date: April 17, 2003
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress: Policy Developments, 2001-2002 (open access)

China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress: Policy Developments, 2001-2002

This report discusses policy developments from 2001 through 2002 related to China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress. It also points out the Key Events in Bilateral Relations and Human Rights in U.S.-China Relations.
Date: January 23, 2003
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses

This report documents, in tabular form, House committee party ratios for 18 Congresses -- covering the period from the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through February 2017, the first part of the 115th Congress (2017-2019).
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses

This report provides, in tabular form, Senate committee party ratios for 18 Congresses, covering the period of the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through April 2017, the first part of the 115th Congress (2017-2019).
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-113th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-113th Congresses

This report describes the House Committee funding process provides tables for each of the Congresses from the 104th through the 113th containing committee funding requests and authorizations as adopted pursuant to primary expense authorizations.
Date: February 3, 2015
Creator: Glassman, Matthew E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-114th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-114th Congresses

This report provides committee funding requests and authorizations as adopted pursuant to primary expense authorizations for House committees in the 104th through 114th Congresses.
Date: April 21, 2015
Creator: Glassman, Matthew E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Trade Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Agricultural Trade Issues in the 107th Congress

The 107th Congress is considering trade issues with implications for the U.S. agricultural sector. Trade in agricultural commodities and food products affects farm income and rural employment, and it also generates economic activity beyond the farm gate. With agricultural export sales the equivalent of one-quarter of farm income, some policymakers view U.S. efforts to develop market opportunities overseas as vital to the sector’s financial health. Decisions taken by the Bush Administration, and actions taken by Congress, thus will affect the outlook for agricultural trade.
Date: May 3, 2002
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.; Becker, Geoffrey S. & Jurenas, Remy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Non-Discrimination in Insurance an d Employment : Side-by-Side Analysis o f Leading Bills of the 107 th Congress (open access)

Genetic Non-Discrimination in Insurance an d Employment : Side-by-Side Analysis o f Leading Bills of the 107 th Congress

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Date: January 29, 2003
Creator: Hearne, Jean & Jones, Nancy Lee
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses (open access)

Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses

Digital Rights Management (DRM) refers to the technology that copyright owners use to protect digital media. This report surveys several of the DRM bills that were introduced in the 107th and 108th Congresses. Generally, the bills are directed at two separate goals. One goal is to increase access to digitally-protected media for lawful purposes. The other attempts to thwart digital piracy and would do so by enhancing civil and criminal sanctions for digital (and traditional) copyright infringement and educating the public about the rights of copyright holders.
Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Jeweler, Robin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amendments Relating to the Discipline of Children with Disabilities in H.R. 1 and S.1, 107th Congress (open access)

Amendments Relating to the Discipline of Children with Disabilities in H.R. 1 and S.1, 107th Congress

This report discusses the Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, which would eliminate the requirement for educational services to children with disabilities in certain situations.
Date: June 22, 2001
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library